Guaranteed Weight-Loss Program

   Vast sums of money
     enormous chunks of time
   All spent on losing weight ~
     usually ruined by dinnertime

   It's really quite easy
     now I know that sounds cheezy
   But here's the one thing that works, brother
     Sell your car today, and don't buy another

   You'll walk everywhere
     have little time to spare
   for banquets and luncheons
     or to lie around potato chip munchin'

   And even if this radical step doesn't work
     you have my personal guarantee
   I'll sell your car back to you for what you took from me
     ~ sure enjoyed driving it for free
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Elliott Avatar
December 30, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Witty weight loss poem, Gershon. Walking does help many people. I lost 35 lbs. two years ago walking for an hour 5 days a week in our yard. Too bad my knee arthritis got worse because I was doing good. You have such a clever sense of humor. Am Yisrael Chai & Happy New Year!
Wolf Avatar
December 30, 2023 at 9:46 PM
Thank you for your support, Regina. A very happy, healthy, and prosperous 2024 to you, Gershon
Greenhough Avatar
December 30, 2023 at 1:08 PM
Currently, I'm eating celery sticks (and a small amount of dip). I'm thin but feel fat. New year starts with a diet. That was a good poem
Wolf Avatar
December 30, 2023 at 9:44 PM
So, that's how the 'dipstick' was invented, eh?! Happy 2024, Hilda.
Fisher Avatar
December 29, 2023 at 6:07 PM
Your poem is a guaranteed winner, too. I'll sign up to your program, or at least take it in baby steps, along with the dog.
Wolf Avatar
December 30, 2023 at 9:39 PM
Crawl first, then walk, then bark. ~ HNY, David.
Romios Avatar
December 29, 2023 at 2:54 PM
I can one up ypu. Its called putting the fork down. Weight loss products vary in price. I dont eat much. And I am not big Our bones cannot carry around a lot of weigh…Not everybody can run.. I know you can relate to that. Just walking a mile a day is magic . One doesn’t have to be a first class runner ))just walking is cool.If one can’t do that…walk in the house. The cost of being overwight is worse than weight loss products. It takes lives Pangie
Wolf Avatar
December 30, 2023 at 9:38 PM
I walk in the house, alright --- straight to the refrigerator. lol. Happy New Year, P!
Bell Avatar
December 29, 2023 at 10:36 AM
Must admit, when I go running, the reward is always food at the end of it. Got a feeling an electric car will get me fit out in the snow.
Wolf Avatar
December 30, 2023 at 9:36 PM
Yeah, lol, electric cars will translate to a lot more walking...
Baker Avatar
December 28, 2023 at 5:07 PM
I like it, Gershon. Clever and doable. Not many will be willing to take the plunge though, Have a great 2024!, my dear friend. Bill & Sara Baker
Wolf Avatar
December 30, 2023 at 9:32 PM
Yeah. Even with Uber and Lyft around, people do like their cars. HNY to you and Sara!
Goldsmith Avatar
December 28, 2023 at 12:36 PM
I enjoyed reading your creative/fun write. Walking is great for us to do. The problem is, today everything is so far away. I do like to walk... "Happy New Year 2024" .................
Wolf Avatar
December 30, 2023 at 9:23 PM
Count your blessings, Paula. Sure wish I could walk. Happy 2024. ~ gw
Cunningham Avatar
December 27, 2023 at 11:07 PM
You should get that idea patented lol. Tom
Wolf Avatar
December 30, 2023 at 9:15 PM
I'm willing to sell my weight-loss idea to the lowest bidder, Tom. Interested? lol.
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